Mark N. Kaplan

Mr. Kaplan's work encompasses a wide range of industries including defense, energy, finance, retail and fashion.

He has represented clients such as DRS Technologies, Inc. in its acquisition by Finmeccanica S.p.A.; 390 West End Associates LLC in its sale of the Apthorp apartment building in Manhattan; Energy Answers Corporation in the sale of its subsidiary, EAC Operations, Inc., to Covanta Holding Corporation; and Pantone, Inc. in its acquisition by X-Rite Incorporated.

Before joining Skadden, Mr. Kaplan spent two years serving as president and chief operating officer of Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals Corporation and seven years as president and chief executive officer of Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc.

Current Directorships

•  American Biltrite, Inc. 

Prior Directorships

• Energy Answers Corp.
• Monte Carlo Grand Hotel
• The Carter Group
• Sandgate Corporation
• Arista Trucking Renting Company
• Refac Technology Corp.
• Essanell Holdings Limited
• Moviefone
• Designer Holdings Ltd.
• International Creative Management
• Elgin National Industries
• DRS Technologies, Inc.
• Orange Crush Ltd.
• The Jim Pattison Group
• Volt Information Sciences, Inc.
• Marcade Corp.
• Duty Free Shoppers
• Aquariums Incorporated
• AutoWeb, Inc.
• 20 offshore commodity funds managed by Gresham 

Former Associations

• Director, Securities Industry Automation Corp., 1975-1977
• Scientists Institute for Public Information
• Courant Institute for Applied Mathematics (Advisory Board)
• Mayor’s Temporary Commission on Pre-school Child Care (Commissioner)
• Co-chair, The ERISA Committee of the Securities Industry Association
• Member, Council on Foreign Relations Inc.
• Trustee, New York Academy of Medicine
• Former Co-Chairman, Board of Education Audit 
• Advisory Committee
• Former Vice Chairman and Governor, The American Stock Exchange, Inc.